The octopus Paul (nolinks://nolinks.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/teams/germany/7877152/Germany-v-Spain-Psychic-octopus-Paul-unfazed-by-death-threats-says-keeper.html) has a 100 per cent success rate for all five of Germany's fixtures during World Cup 2010, including their 1-0 defeat to Serbia. In his latest psychic act, that attracted the attention of German television, Paul opted for European champions Spain over his home nation Germany.
On the other hand...
There is pretty obvious semi-circle elegant pattern of the World Cup winners, which predicts Germany to win the tournament. [see attached image]
Who is going to win? Time will tell...
Octopus Paul might not be so far off:
I kept the odds prediction of BETFAIR who the wininner of the World Cup might be before the first ball was even kicked:
Spain 4.9
Netherland 10
Germany 15
Brazil 5.6, England 9.6, Argentina 7.2 , and Italy 18 were also mentioned but we know what happened to them.
For today`s match :
Wed, 7 July 19:30
Germany 3.05
Spain 2.58
The Draw 3.4
I'll get the better odds and bet on Germany today. The octopus must be wrong.
DARN OCTOPUS!
Spain 1 :clapping:
Germany 0
Congratulations !!!!!
Nathan Detroit
HAPPY WINNINGS!!!
May I also add that even BEFORE the first ball was kicked Spain was on top of the list at BETFAIR as the winner of the world cup with odds of 4.9 and the Netherlands at 10.
The ones in between were eliminated.
Spain controlled the ball 80 % during the first half.
Nathan Detroit
HAPPY WINNINGS!!!
Absolutely. A well deserved win, I must say.
I must say Spain absolutely played brilliantly. I feel sorry for Germany. They will be a strong unit for some time to come. Very young team.
The Spanish just has so much ball controle and their passing is something out of this World. The Dutch will have a hard time containing them. I think Spanish people are very selfish....................they hold on to the ball and deny poor Germany some possession! ;D (Just kidding!)
That`s like playing the EC`s with a certain controlling method !!!
Nathan Detroit
HAPPY WINNINGS!!!
Ive got such confidence Spain is going to win the World Cup that i cant see how it could be a Dutch win.
I know why. Spain has too many dangerous players to control while Dutch team is too much dependant upon Sneider and Robben. Great pressure upon first dutch line ( Uruguay did it very well indeed) when they want to start combining, cutting conection among middle and attacking players.
Spain would suffer much more against southamerica's teams because of that pressure. European teams let rivals play. It is like comitting suicide doing so against such great players like Xavi Hernandez, Iniesta, Xabi Alonso and Busquets. They feel at ease controlling the game because of high balloon posession.
Spain will repeat last team. Pedro is an incredible player so he'll repeat in the position of Fernando Torres because he is not having good performances lately. Not well known outside Spain but an incredible player. Remember his name, just Pedro.
Spain 2 Neederland 0
According to a German tabloid Paul the Octopus predicted that Spain will win the WC and Germany will win the third place.
Nathan Detroit
HAPPY WINNINGS!!!
You are incorrect Sir!
Paul predicted Holland to win and yes Germany to take 3rd. Just heard it on the radio.
Cheers
Jakk
Paul the psychic octopus has predicted Spain will beat Holland and win World Cup 2010 while Germany shall be triumphant in the third and fourth place play-off. (nolinks://nolinks.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/teams/spain/7881110/World-Cup-final-Paul-the-psychic-octopus-predicts-Spain-will-beat-Holland.html) The information from yesterday, Holland to win it, was a photoshop joke of a Dutch tabloid.
The thing is, the only incorrect guess Paul has made so far is the Euro '08 final.
???
More realistic:
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OOOpppsss! That's South Africa for you..................we are hosting the World Cup and we are behind with Paul's predictions! Sorry Sir Detroit! I stand corrected! :blush2:
Sorry that as a host country you could not have done any better. But with your" Sir Detroit" you guys in S.A. got class. :thumbsup:
Nathan Detroit (USA)
HAPPY WINNINGS!
If we didn't host the World Cup we would not even be close to take part in it! We simply wouldn't of qualified. But Bafana Bafana (Boys Boys) did ok beating the French at least!
Cheers
Jakk
SPAIN !!!! Congratulations !!!! :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:
Nathan Detroit
Sorry Holland! (Alot of you stayed in my home town for the World Cup......)
BUT Well done Spain!
I still have Spain as top on my list to Win the next World cup!